Ultimate tuna melts from Modern Comfort Food (page 79) by Ina Garten

Ingredients

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Notes about this recipe

Rinshin on February 18, 2025

Very good open-faced tuna melt with a nod to Scandinavian Smørrebrød, with the distinct dill flavor coming through. I halved the recipe and, like most recipes, unless I'm making a brine mixture or pickles, I do not follow the salt quantity, preferring to salt to taste. I followed the recipe otherwise but used smoked Gouda that I needed to use up. Served on seeded sourdough alongside Molly Katzen's Cream of Tomato Soup I. Perfect light dinner. Photo added.
SpatulaCity on November 04, 2023

Tasty! Used TJs oil packed tuna and not the fancy stuff. Based on some of the other notes I added lemon juice to taste since we don’t like too much lemony-acid in our food. We had French bread, but next time would prefer either Sourdough or Rye for extra tang and dimension. Topped with gruyere and Arugula. Good!
Zosia on February 13, 2021

Very tasty. We particularly liked the brightness of the lemon juice and the Emmentaler in place of our usual cheddar. I used mayo to taste.
chefmichael on December 29, 2020

Riffed on this a bit. Delicious. Start with good Mayo, good bread, celery, and lemon juice, and make it your own from there, and you cannot go wrong.
Lepa on November 14, 2020

This is heavy on the mayo but we loved it. I thought the salad was a bit salty (and I love salt) but after we added the Emmentaler cheese it was perfect. I didn't have microgreens so skipped them. This was an easy, satisfying lunch.
anya_sf on October 28, 2020

Jarred tuna in oil (I used Tonnino) really does taste better, but it is quite pricey. This recipe calls for way too much mayonnaise, IMO - I used 2/3 the amount and could have used 1/2. Otherwise it was delicious. Skipped the microgreens, just garnished with extra dill.